{"id":93683,"date":"2026-02-06T09:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=93683"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T20:28:01","slug":"friday-has-arrived-and-we-are-busy-as-usual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=93683","title":{"rendered":"Friday Has Arrived And We Are Busy As Usual!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_93685\" style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93685\" class=\" wp-image-93685\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-001-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-001-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-001-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We put our heads together (so we might add up to being a half-wit) before the day really gets started!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"greeting-message\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tdocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n\t\tconst morningGreeting = 'Good Morning, what are you doing up so early?';\r\n\t\tconst afternoonGreeting = 'Good Afternoon, do you realize it is 5:00 pm somewhere?!';\r\n\t\tconst eveningGreeting = 'Good Evening!';\r\n\r\n\t\tconst date = new Date();\r\n\t\tconst hour = date.getHours();\r\n\t\tlet greeting;\r\n\r\n\t\tif ( hour >= 5 && hour < 12 ) {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = morningGreeting;\r\n\t\t} else if ( hour >= 12 && hour < 18 ) {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = afternoonGreeting;\r\n\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\tgreeting = eveningGreeting;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'greeting-message' ).textContent = greeting;\r\n\t} );\r\n<\/script><p>Estimated reading time: 4 minutes<\/p>It&#8217;s Friday, and we have zero plans for the day.\u00a0 Mary knocked out the bills online in the office, and I went to the kitchen and fixed a magnificent breakfast\u2014so magnificent the smoke alarm stood up and applauded.\u00a0 What did we have, you might ask?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steak<\/li>\n<li>Eggs over easy<\/li>\n<li>Pear halves<\/li>\n<li>Yogurt<\/li>\n<li>Protein drink<\/li>\n<li>English muffins, and<\/li>\n<li>Fresh-squeezed orange juice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After breakfast, it was almost 10:00 am, so Mary hit the showers, and I cleaned up the kitchen while listening to good music thanks to Alexa.\u00a0 It&#8217;s only 26 seconds long, but it will bring back memories!<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div style=\"width: 450px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-93683-1\" width=\"450\" height=\"756\" autoplay preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/somewhere.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/somewhere.mp4\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/somewhere.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After Mary came back from her shower, she claimed the TV\/living room and entered full &#8220;do not disturb unless the house is on fire&#8221; mode.\u00a0 Mary&#8217;s embrodery needles sounded like a set of chattering teeth!<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I went outside to perform my heroic duties: patrolling the watering systems to make sure they were all functioning and not secretly plotting against the yard.<\/p>\n<p>It got a little cool, so I absolutely did not fix the rose water drip system\u2014because apparently my dedication to horticulture ends at &#8220;requires a jacket&#8221;- But don&#8217;t worry: the rose watering sprinklers have been notified.\u00a0 Tomorrow, they get replaced and adjusted.<\/p>\n<p>In the late afternoon, I went to Jeff&#8217;s house (our neighbor who is now in an assisted care facility) and picked two bags of citrus, oranges, and grapefruit (pomelos).\u00a0 I also went inside and got his copy of QST so I can change the mailing address.<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnow\">Pomelos (often spelled pommelo or pummelo) are the largest citrus fruit and are the natural ancestor to grapefruit, offering a sweeter, milder, and less bitter flavor profile. While they share a similar look and tart-sweet taste with grapefruit, pomelos feature a much thicker rind, a distinctive, often teardrop shape, and segments that are less juicy<\/div>\n<p>With Jeff&#8217;s approval,\u00a0 peeked into the fridge and realized I&#8217;ll probably have to do some last-minute cleaning right before the trash guys show up next Friday morning.\u00a0 There was milk dated in Roman numerals\u2014at that point, it&#8217;s not &#8220;expired&#8221;; it&#8217;s an archaeological find\u2014time to toss it.<\/p>\n<p>Robin came by around 5:00 pm and joined us for dinner.\u00a0 We went to Yang-Ming and had a super dinner.\u00a0 I decided to go off the rails and order a dish I had never tried before: Kung Pao Three Flavors.\u00a0 The selection turned out to be a great find!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93707\" style=\"width: 1370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93707\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-004.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1360\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-004.webp 1360w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-004-650x488.webp 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-004-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-004-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-004-100x75.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The meal was indeed spicy and was loaded with shrimp, beef, and chicken!<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0(y\u00e1ng): \u201csun,\u201d \u201csunny,\u201d \u201cpositive (yang),\u201d \u201csouth side (of a mountain).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">(m\u00edng): \u201cbright,\u201d \u201cclear,\u201d \u201cto understand.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">So Yang-Ming<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0literally means \u201csun-bright\u201d or \u201cbright as the sun,\u201d and by extension \u201cbright\/clear\u201d (often suggesting clarity of mind or illumination).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Returning home, we watched the movie about Medgar Evers and then The American President.<\/p>\n<p>The primary movie about civil rights leader Medgar Evers is the 1996 courtroom drama Ghosts of Mississippi, directed by Rob Reiner. The film focuses on his widow, Myrlie Evers (Whoopi Goldberg), and prosecutor Bobby DeLaughter (Alec Baldwin) fighting to convict Byron De La Beckwith (James Woods) for the 1963 assassination, decades after two initial trials ended in mistrials.<\/p>\n<p>The American President is my all-time favorite (too bad the president had to be a Democrat, but other than that, great film).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Official Trailer THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (1995, Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Rob Reiner)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m_ALOJH-Tfw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Around 10:30 pm, before going to bed, I watched a few YouTube videos about cooking steak!\u00a0 I am now ready for some serious meals!!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-93683-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"1138\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/steak-650-1.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/steak-650-1.mp4\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/steak-650-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>At 10:30 pm, the three of us crashed!<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, we will be getting ready for Colleen&#8217;s arrival.\u00a0 Her post on Facebook reminded us!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93703\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93703\" class=\"wp-image-93703 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-002-650x974.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-002-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-06-002-768x1151.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colleen, with her four grandbabies, is teaching them well!!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93701\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/487411065_994234419499360_1667310738657831532_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"807\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/487411065_994234419499360_1667310738657831532_n.jpg 807w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/487411065_994234419499360_1667310738657831532_n-650x773.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/487411065_994234419499360_1667310738657831532_n-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/487411065_994234419499360_1667310738657831532_n-768x914.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/02\/487411065_994234419499360_1667310738657831532_n-100x119.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Friday, and we have zero plans for the day.\u00a0 Mary knocked out the bills online in the office, and I went to the kitchen and fixed a magnificent breakfast\u2014so magnificent the smoke alarm stood up and applauded.\u00a0 What did &hellip; 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